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Verb patterns

Terms in this set (71)

afford
verb + to
offer
verb + to
pretend
verb + to
hope
verb + to
learn
verb + to
attempt
verb + to
dare
[have a courage to do something] verb + to
plan
verb + to
manage
verb + to
threaten
verb + to
tend
verb + to
agree
verb + to
refuse
verb + to
arrange
verb + to
forget
verb + to
fail
verb + to
postpone
verb + -ing
keep on
verb + -ing
involve
verb + -ing
admit
verb + -ing
put off
verb + -ing
regret
verb + -ing
delay
verb + -ing
give up
verb + -ing
avoid
verb + -ing
risk
verb + -ing
practise
verb + -ing
fancy
verb + -ing
consider
verb + -ing
mind
verb + -ing
carry on
verb + -ing
suggest
verb + -ing
deny
verb + -ing
order
verb + object + to
tell
verb + object + to
remind
verb + object + to
enable
[to make possible] verb + object + to
teach
verb + object + to
invite
verb + object + to
persuade/get
verb + object + to
force
verb + object + to
warn
verb + object + to
ask
verb + to/verb + object + to
would like
verb + to/verb + object + to
would prefer
verb + to/verb + object + to
want
verb + to/verb + object + to
help
verb + to/verb + object + to
expect
verb + to/verb + object + to
mean
verb + to/verb + object + to
allow
verb + -ing/verb + object + to
recommend
verb + -ing/verb + object + to
permit
verb + -ing/verb + object + to
encourage
verb + -ing/verb + object + to
advise
verb + -ing/verb + object + to
make
verb + object + infinitive
let
verb + object + infinitive
interested in
preposition + -ing
be good at
preposition + -ing
be feed up with
preposition + -ing
excited about
preposition + -ing
advantage of
preposition + -ing
it's for...
[it's used to do sth] preposition + -ing
despite of/in case of
preposition + -ing
instead of
preposition + -ing
blame sb for
verb + object + prep. + -ing
accused sb of
verb + object + prep. + -ing
suspect sb of
verb + object + prep. + -ing
congratulate sb on
verb + object + prep. + -ing
prevent sb from
verb + object + prep. + -ing
stop sb from
verb + object + prep. + -ing
forgive sb for
verb + object + prep. + -ing
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